President - Gerald Ford
Vice President - Nelson Rockefeller

• January 1 - John Ehrlichman, HR Haldeman, and John Mitchell found guilty of the Watergate cover-up, and
• February 21 -  Sentenced to 30 months to 8 years in jail
• April - Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge take over Cambodia
• April 30 - Saigon is surrendered and remaining Americans are evacuated, ending the Vietnam War
• May 15 - American merchant ship Mayaguez is seized by Cambodian forces, with rescue operation by U.S. Navy and Marines - 38 are killed
• July 15 - Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft take off for US/Soviet link-up in space
• July - End of the Apollo program in favor of the space shuttle project
• September 5 - President Ford escapes assassination attempt in Sacramento, CA
• September 22 - President Ford escapes second assassination attempt
• Median Household Income (current dollars) - $11,800
• Cost of a first-class stamp - 10¢ (13¢ on December 31)
• Nobel Peace Prize - Andrei Sakharov
• IBM produces its first personal computer, the 5100

Deaths

• Jimmy Hoffa(?)

• Aristotle Onassis

• Casey Stengel

Entertainment

• Academy Award for Best Picture - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

• Actor - Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)

• Actress - Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)

• Supporting Actor - George Burns (The Sunshine Boys)

• Supporting Actress - Lee Grant (Shampoo)

• Director - Milos Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)

• Grammy for Record of the Year - "Love Will Keep Us Together" - Captain & Tennille
• Grammy for Album of the Year - "Still Crazy After All These Years" - Paul Simon
• Grammy for Song of the Year -  "Send In The Clowns"
• Best New Artist of the Year - Natalie Cole

Sports

• Super Bowl Winner - Pittsburgh

• World Series Champions - Cincinnati

• NBA Championship - Golden State Warriors

• Stanley Cup - Philadelphia

• Wimbledon (Men) - Arthur Ashe

• Wimbledon (Women) - Billie Jean King

• NCAA Basketball Championship - UCLA

• NCAA Football Champions - Oklahoma

• Kentucky Derby Winner - Foolish Pleasure

Any additions?
Please let me know. I have not confirmed all of the above.